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Aeronautics in Our Atmosphere: Week 6 (August 3-7) Just as they did with the lunar module Eagle, NASA engineers continue to design spacecraft that will help astronauts travel to – and through – space. Some of their out of this world designs are helpful here on Earth. Right now, NASA engineers are tinkering with wing designs they think might revolutionize the way airplanes work in the future. Using pasta, toothpicks, marshmallows, paper, and balloons, campers will engineer fun vehicles to try to lift marble payloads to the ceiling, design wing ring gliders to understand how we can more efficiently move airline passengers around our own planet, and come up with their own innovative designs to carry them anywhere their imaginations want to go.
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